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TMC : yay or nay ?

Do you think TMC (Traffic Message Channel) is a valuable addition to Personal Navigation Devices?

Yay!

Nay!

Don't care...

What is TMC ?

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Rob Ot Posts: 392	Posted on: August 17, 2006 22:14 h
	Posted poll: Now on yourNAV: TMC : yay or nay ? Do you think TMC (Traffic Message Channel) is a valuable addition to PND's? Click headline to poll read... Click 'REPLY' if you want to reply to this poll The yourNAV team

tonyhoyle Posts: 246	Posted on: August 17, 2006 22:35 h
	I'll wait and see. If it works as advertised then it should crap all over TT Traffic.. but it could just be more of the same.

DustyMiller Posts: 30	Posted on: August 17, 2006 22:37 h
	If we ever get it,im sick to death of waiting

stingray Posts: 253	Posted on: August 20, 2006 00:31 h
	what a stupid poll question! what do you really think DUH!? like saying is map data useful for GPS !!! looooool "No! I'd rather be stuck in that 32mile tail-back on the M25 please" lol

tonyhoyle Posts: 246	Posted on: August 20, 2006 01:01 h
	It's really comparing to what's there - eg. there's TT Traffic, text based mobile traffic systems, or even something like TrafficTV which will even show you the output from the cameras! There's no question that TMC is better than nothing.. but if you need that information you probably don't have nothing at the moment.

daadoodoo Posts: 83	Posted on: August 20, 2006 12:15 h
	Well, TMC data over here seems to be a bit scarce. Traffic data isn't too detailed either, but it's much more complete

wjk Posts: 45

Posted on: August 20, 2006 14:15 h

Yes, if it provides the same or similar data to the current Traffic system. If it is broadcasting continuously we will always have the most up to date traffic info. Also it will be independant of the mobile phone thus zero charges. Although the cost of traffic updates on the mobile seem very little. I've just done an 800 mile drive through Wales, England and Scotland. Initially I wasn't using Traffic but when we gradually came to a halt at junction 16 on the M6 southbound with reports of severe delays between junction 12 and 9, I activated Traffic. Set it to auto update every 15 minutes and to recalc route after every update. Got it recalc route to avoid delays, exited M6 at junction 15 and never looked back. Had a clear route for the rest of my journey! Last stretch from Harrogate to Stranraer was in torrential rain. I was impressed and will use it again. However, Traffic or I suspect TMC seems of little use in Northern Ireland! Recommended. Billy

MySPV Posts: 716	Posted on: August 20, 2006 15:34 h
	A more useful poll would be whether the data quality is good enough to be useful. Whilst I use it I would rarely trust the data enough to re-route without corroboration from other sources as the data simply isn't accurate enough. Too many times I've come across serious traffic issues that TMC failed to report and others where the problem had long since gone but was still being reported by TMC.

Jessica Rabbit Posts: 12	Posted on: September 23, 2006 16:44 h
	TMC may be better than nothing but as it is only updated every 15 mins and the antenna could entice theives i will stick to my TomTom plus real-time traffic.